Tag: Jack Moline

In the aftermath of another school campus mass murder by a deranged individual, there were a myriad of reactions as people tried to come to grips with why this continues to happen. One reaction I don’t understand is why clergy are not calling for more religion instead of more gun control. Many who do not understand the first thing about guns or gun ownership think the only way to resolve this is to limit the ownership of long guns, which they like to characterize as “assault weapons.” This is despite the fact that long guns are a small percentage of guns used in murders. It is thus not an issue of people owning guns; it is the people. A study by the government determined there was no benefit from the banning of certain long guns. A Rabbi from my own synagogue wrote to our congregation in the aftermath of the mass murder in Parkland. Just about every religious denomination is guilty. There was a myriad of religious leaders after Las Vegas and Parkland calling for gun control and never mentioned the lack of religion in the killer’s life. If the clergy cannot use these times to advocate for greater observance, then when would they and who would? The reason may be that the leaders of the church spend far too much time advocating for social issues instead of saving souls.